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Punta Cana (PUJ): flight delay compensation rules

Punta Cana International Airport is in Dominican Republic. This page says which compensation rules apply to flights that leave and arrive here. It does not claim airport-specific causes of disruption.

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Departures

No compensation rule in our data applies to departures from here by itself. Cover depends on the arrival airport and the airline.

Arrivals

Arrivals here are covered only if the flight departs from a place with its own rule, or if the airline is an EU or UK airline flying into the EU or UK.

Leaving Punta Cana

Results for a flight that lands 4 hours late, no extraordinary circumstances, on an airline that is neither a UK nor an EU airline. Departure rules apply to every airline, so the airline changes little here.

Computed examples leaving Punta Cana
ToDistanceResult
London (LHR)6,882 kmNothing owed under these rules
Amsterdam (AMS)7,245 kmNothing owed under these rules
New York (JFK)2,508 kmNothing owed under these rules
Miami (MIA)1,466 kmNothing owed under these rules
Toronto (YYZ)2,984 kmCanada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)

Arriving in Punta Cana

The same 4 hour delay, by the type of airline. KLM stands for an EU airline, British Airways for a UK airline and Delta for an airline from outside both.

Computed examples arriving in Punta Cana
FromEU airline (KLM)UK airline (BAW)Other (Delta)
Amsterdam (AMS)EU261 EUR 600EU261 EUR 600EU261 EUR 600
London (LHR)UK261 GBP 520UK261 GBP 520UK261 GBP 520
New York (JFK)Nothing owed under these rulesNothing owed under these rulesNothing owed under these rules
Toronto (YYZ)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)
Miami (MIA)Nothing owed under these rulesNothing owed under these rulesNothing owed under these rules

Check a flight at Punta Cana

Where the trip started. For one booking with connections, the first airport.

Where the trip ended: the final destination.

The operating airline, not the one on the ticket. A boarding pass or the flight status page names it.

What happened

At the final destination, when the aircraft door opened.

We read this to explain the result. We never decide whether it counts as extraordinary.

Carried into the claim letter. It does not change the amount.

Results

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Questions about Punta Cana

Which rules cover a delayed flight that leaves Punta Cana?
No compensation rule in our data applies to departures from here by itself. Cover depends on the arrival airport and the airline.
Which rules cover a delayed flight that lands in Punta Cana?
Arrivals here are covered only if the flight departs from a place with its own rule, or if the airline is an EU or UK airline flying into the EU or UK.

Other airports in Dominican Republic

Information, not advice

Hours Late is not a law firm and not a claims company. It does not file claims for you. The results are estimates from published rules and the details you enter. They are not legal advice. Airlines and courts decide each case.

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